Shirley Jahad

Silver Lake, Venice, Boyle Heights: these L.A. neighborhoods have seen dramatic changes over the last 20 years. And today, Highland Park in Northeast Los Angeles joins those areas as changes in local businesses, services, and demographics impact aspects of its community identity. As our region’s landscape, population and economy develop, will other Southland neighborhoods experience similar transition?

On Thursday, February 28th, the Crawford Family Forum took this conversation to Highland Park’s Aldama Elementary School. Our panel of experts, featuring specialists in urban planning, fair housing, and community stories, examined local transformations happening now and compare them to the larger history of Southern California. We invited the audience to lend their voices to the discussion as we explored the many changes affecting L.A.’s neighborhoods.